http://jama.ama-assn.org/content/290/13/1721
So I am not a mother but I still found this research paper very interesting (and by that I mean the content of the abstract). I will, of course, summarize for you. Basically if you give your infant foods containing gluten before the age of 6months you are greatly increasing their risk for Type 1 diabetes as well as numerous allergies are possible. The researchers looked at insulin, glutemic acid decarboxylase and IA-2 antibodies of children periodically from birth to age 8. The children that were breastfed had no significant increase risk of developing islet autoantibodies. However the children fed food supplementation containing gluten before 3 month had significant increases in islet autoantibody risk. Islet autoantibodys are the cells present that determine type 1 diabetes.
http://thestir.cafemom.com/toddler/117014/when_toddlers_are_exposed_to
To tie in just a big i found this article funny (mostly the pics) basically it is about toddlers who are exposed to breastfeeding and then when they are "playing" they act like they are breastfeeding with their dolls. I'm not going to say much else about it because there is no medical research behind it. Still no reason not to breastfeed because it is not "cool" because you are potentially putting your child at risk for diabetes and other allergies and disorders. As a side note I was searching for infant formulas to see what was in them and there are a number of sites talking about gluten-free formulas and curing autisim. I have not fully researched if there is a possible connection or not but definatly something to think about.
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Friday, March 4, 2011
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
just my rant for the day...
So when i have told you over and over and over again not to hang out with this person because you always get hurt and yet you do it over and over and over again how am i supposed to feel sorry for you when it happens AGAIN!!!! I love both of these people but why do they insist on hurting each other (well one getting hurt both knowing it will happen) ugh! why people why!!??!?!?
Second mini-rant for the day, a little information about campbell's tomato soup not much of a rant but i dont understand why the healthy request has more fat than the other two but less carbs and sodium idk i thought it was interesting so go healthy request and not the less sodium b/c it still has less sodium:
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Second mini-rant for the day, a little information about campbell's tomato soup not much of a rant but i dont understand why the healthy request has more fat than the other two but less carbs and sodium idk i thought it was interesting so go healthy request and not the less sodium b/c it still has less sodium:
Reg. Tomato
Cal- 90
Fat-0
sodium-710
carbs- 20
protein- 2
Cal- 90
Fat-0
sodium-710
carbs- 20
protein- 2
Healthy req. Tomato
Cal- 90
Fat- 1.5
sodium- 470
carbs- 17
protein- 2
Cal- 90
Fat- 1.5
sodium- 470
carbs- 17
protein- 2
25% less sodium Tomato
Cal- 90
Fat- 0
sodium- 530carbs- 20
protein- 2
Cal- 90
Fat- 0
sodium- 530carbs- 20
protein- 2
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Monday, February 28, 2011
Abortion vs. Miscarrage
So I'm going to be quick with this there is not a lot to say because the issue of abortion is very controversial. There is a Georgia representative who for a number of years has been trying to pass an anti-abortion bill since 2002 and it has never made it out of committee (they also say it will possibly never pass, which is good but shows the ignorance of our lawmakers), OK agree or not this is not a new issue trying to make abortion illegal and create consequences for those who have them. Unfortunatly the bill makes "miscarriages a felony if the mother cannot prove there was no "human involvement."" There is no specification within the bill of what would happen if you couldn't prove natural causes but miscarrages typically happen within the first 20 weeks of the pregnancy and attribute for 40% of all pregnancys that is a huge stat and most women don't even know they are pregnant yet or have a missed period. Miscarrages are believed to be the body's natural reaction to an abnormally developing pregnancy. If you don't know that you are pregnant then how can you be punished for doing something to harm the fetus or just have a natural miscarrage that you can't prove there was human involvement. Sorry I dont think this is right and this guy does not seem to be properly informed and the bill has been poorly written. I think thats about all I have for this...
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/02/26/georgia-lawmakers-anti-abortion-proposal-punish-women-miscarriages/?test=latestnews
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http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/02/26/georgia-lawmakers-anti-abortion-proposal-punish-women-miscarriages/?test=latestnews
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Sunday, February 27, 2011
TV Doctors: real or fake
Dr. Oz (according to wikipedia: Mehmet Cengiz Oz (Turkish: Öz, pronounced [ˈøz]; born June 11, 1960), best known as Dr. Oz, is a Turkish-American cardiothoracic surgeon, author, and host and commentator for the syndicated daily television program focusing on medical issues/personal health, The Dr. Oz Show.)
Thousands of American women follow what this man says to the T (even men take his word without question). I will admit that he is answering tons of questions that people are too scared to ask their own doctors and that is great however when he is no longer answering questions with a medical background personally I think that is bullshit. I'm sure he hasn't sold out completely but now he is going back on his previous statements to promote a diet, that is selling out!
Here is a link to an article from the Chicago Tribune, you dont have to read it i will summarize and comment! http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/features_julieshealthclub/2011/02/dr-oz-and-the-hormone-diet.html
So basically there is a (well, we'll call it new) diet called the HCG diet (or hormone diet), Dr. Oz featured this 'diet' on his show last week sometime (I did not see this episode). HCG (human chorionic gonadotropin) is a hormone secreted in about the first 11 weeks of pregnancy, this is the hormone that is tested in urine to determine pregnancy. The diet involves taking a small injection (or pill) daily of this hormone combined with a 500 calorie diet, it will apparently help you lose 1-2 pounds a day and 6 weeks of this treatment can cost $800. I researched the use of HCG as a diet drug quickly on a widely recognized online medical journal database (PubMed). I found numerous research articles (mostly from Europe) dating back to the 1960s all of which said that using HCG as a weight loss drug was just as good as the placebo (sugar pill). From the Chicago Tribune article "The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has called the weight-loss products "fraudulent." "
Ok back to Dr. Oz, a statement from the man himself, "Initially, this diet may help you rapidly drop pounds. Ultimately, it destroys your metabolism, as you are essentially starving yourself," Oz, a celebrity surgeon, wrote three months ago. "Another negative side effect is the loss of muscle mass, so much that you will no longer be able to effectively burn calories." So he himself said that the drug is useless and harmful, now in this episode he admits that his wife has used it and had many individuals who had had successful bouts with the drug on the show. To me this is definatly selling out. Why would you put yourself on a 500 calorie diet?? To be starving all the time does not seem like fun! Or to inject yourself with female pregnancy hormones there is no long-term research on what injections of that will do to your body in the future.
Basically I think you should get off your butt, stop eating fast food and start working out not risk your body's integrity by taking some random hormone. And make sure you research things before you spend money on anything. Also to lose and keep weight off you should only lose 1% of your body weight a week not a day.
Oh and last but not least don't believe everything you see on TV without research and read the small print.
E
Thousands of American women follow what this man says to the T (even men take his word without question). I will admit that he is answering tons of questions that people are too scared to ask their own doctors and that is great however when he is no longer answering questions with a medical background personally I think that is bullshit. I'm sure he hasn't sold out completely but now he is going back on his previous statements to promote a diet, that is selling out!
Here is a link to an article from the Chicago Tribune, you dont have to read it i will summarize and comment! http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/features_julieshealthclub/2011/02/dr-oz-and-the-hormone-diet.html
So basically there is a (well, we'll call it new) diet called the HCG diet (or hormone diet), Dr. Oz featured this 'diet' on his show last week sometime (I did not see this episode). HCG (human chorionic gonadotropin) is a hormone secreted in about the first 11 weeks of pregnancy, this is the hormone that is tested in urine to determine pregnancy. The diet involves taking a small injection (or pill) daily of this hormone combined with a 500 calorie diet, it will apparently help you lose 1-2 pounds a day and 6 weeks of this treatment can cost $800. I researched the use of HCG as a diet drug quickly on a widely recognized online medical journal database (PubMed). I found numerous research articles (mostly from Europe) dating back to the 1960s all of which said that using HCG as a weight loss drug was just as good as the placebo (sugar pill). From the Chicago Tribune article "The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has called the weight-loss products "fraudulent." "
Ok back to Dr. Oz, a statement from the man himself, "Initially, this diet may help you rapidly drop pounds. Ultimately, it destroys your metabolism, as you are essentially starving yourself," Oz, a celebrity surgeon, wrote three months ago. "Another negative side effect is the loss of muscle mass, so much that you will no longer be able to effectively burn calories." So he himself said that the drug is useless and harmful, now in this episode he admits that his wife has used it and had many individuals who had had successful bouts with the drug on the show. To me this is definatly selling out. Why would you put yourself on a 500 calorie diet?? To be starving all the time does not seem like fun! Or to inject yourself with female pregnancy hormones there is no long-term research on what injections of that will do to your body in the future.
Basically I think you should get off your butt, stop eating fast food and start working out not risk your body's integrity by taking some random hormone. And make sure you research things before you spend money on anything. Also to lose and keep weight off you should only lose 1% of your body weight a week not a day.
Oh and last but not least don't believe everything you see on TV without research and read the small print.
E
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